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  2. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    The following list labels some of these stereotypes and provides examples. Some character archetypes , the more universal foundations of fictional characters, are also listed. Some characters that were first introduced as fully fleshed-out characters become subsequently used as stock characters in other works (e.g., the Ebenezer Scrooge ...

  3. Reluctant hero - Wikipedia

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    Gohan from Dragon Ball Z is the son of main protagonist Goku who undergoes a transformation from a reluctant hero to a full grown hero during the Cell Games saga in the series. He started as a fearful young boy who is always afraid of getting into trouble and even hesitated to act in the heat of the battle during the fights against the Saiyans ...

  4. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]

  5. Naikan - Wikipedia

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    Naikan (Japanese: 内観, lit. ' introspection ') is a structured method of self-reflection developed by Yoshimoto Ishin (1916–1988) in the 1940s. [1] The practice is based around asking oneself three questions about a person in one's life: [2]

  6. Illusory superiority - Wikipedia

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    Personality characteristics vary widely between people and have been found to moderate the effects of illusory superiority, one of the main examples of this is self-esteem. Brown (1986) found that in self-evaluations of positive characteristics participants with higher self-esteem showed greater illusory superiority bias than participants with ...

  7. Romantic hero - Wikipedia

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    The Romantic hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has themselves at the center of their own existence. [1] The Romantic hero is often the protagonist in a literary work, and the primary focus is on the character's thoughts rather than their actions.

  8. Introspection illusion - Wikipedia

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    The introspection illusion is a cognitive bias in which people wrongly think they have direct insight into the origins of their mental states, while treating others' introspections as unreliable. The illusion has been examined in psychological experiments, and suggested as a basis for biases in how people compare themselves to others.

  9. Introspection - Wikipedia

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    Introspection (also referred to as Rufus dialogue, interior monologue, self-talk) is the fiction-writing mode used to convey a character's thoughts. As explained by Renni Browne and Dave King, "One of the great gifts of literature is that it allows for the expression of unexpressed thoughts…"